News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Matthew Chancler, 57, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania was charged by Information today with one count of wire fraud. The defendant was a Certified Public Accountant and the Director of Finance for an unnamed company located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. In this role, Chancler oversaw the financial operations of the company: accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and auditing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Brzezinski, 35, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison and 20 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Connecticut United States Attorney John H. Durham announced that Omar Villarreal, 27, of La Puente, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl trafficking offenses.
By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) standard. The Agency is interested in comments on the use of control circuit-type devices to isolate energy, as well as the evolving technology for robotics.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: Eight people from Northwest Ohio were indicted for firearms violations or armed robbery charges as part of a continued collaborative effort to reduce violent crime in the Toledo area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Samuel C. Thompson, 34, of Grass Valley, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 10 years and four months in prison for receipt of child pornography and attempting to use the internet to entice a child to engage in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobile for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., May 16 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provides many opportunities for the public to serve on meaningful councils and committees. These committees give a voice to those who are affected by the agency’s policies. Together, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Marty, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for failure to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today that three individuals were sentenced and three individuals entered guilty pleas in federal court in Pittsburgh this week in cases being prosecuted as part of the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: Former CIA Officer Sentenced to Prison for Espionage.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of MARTAVIS SHAWN DEMAR JAMES, 38, for the robbery and attempted robbery of 10 Twin Cities businesses. Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, the jury found JAMES guilty on all counts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A felon from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Derick Davare, 32, pleaded guilty to four counts before United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Port Vue, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: Eight people from Northwest Ohio were indicted for firearms violations or armed robbery charges as part of a continued collaborative effort to reduce violent crime in the Toledo area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that a Raleigh County man was sentenced on federal drug and gun charges. Adam Pauley, 34, of Sophia, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: Williston, ND: After 22 years managing Fort Union Trading Post, Andy Banta has announced his retirement as of May 31. Andy began his 41+ year career as a volunteer Park Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, and made stops at Rocky Mountain National Park, Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Badlands...
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2019
Release: Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2020 bill.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texarkana, Texas, physician has agreed to pay $118,000 to settle allegations of improper billing practices for his Medicare patients at his three clinics, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
